Jay Jay Okocha at 50: Adebayor, Gyan Among African Legends in Lagos for Mercurial Midfielder

• Jay Jay Okocha celebrated his 50th birthday in style as African legends stormed Lagos for the bash
• Emmanuel Adebayor, Asamoah Gyan and Khalilou Fadiga were all spotted in an exhibition game for the legend
• Nigeria’s Peter Rufai, Ifeanyi Udeze, Daniel Amokachi and Joseph Yobo all participated in the 5-aside encounter

Nigerian legend, Jay Jay Okocha, welcomed some of the finest footballers from the African continent as he celebrated his 50th birthday in Lagos, Nigeria.

Born on August 14, 1973, Okocha hit the golden jubilee mark on Monday as some of his footballer friends featured in an exhibition match a day earlier.

The superstars turned up at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos, amongst them was Togolese legend Emmanuel Adebayor.

Other superstars spotted were Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan, Khalilou Fadiga of Ghana, Nigeria’s Peter Rufai, Ifeanyi Udeze, Daniel Amokachi, Emmanuel Emenike, Julius Aghahowa, Joseph Yobo and a host of others.

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They all featured in a 5-aside game at the arena, showing off skills to the delight of a handful of fans inside the stadium.

Okocha had a remarkable footballing career and despite that, he failed to win the coveted CAF Player of the Year Award.

Having had his youth career at Enugu Rangers, he moved to Borussia Neunkirchen in 1990, and after two years, he was snapped up by Eintracht Frankfurt.

The midfield maestro then joined Turkish outfit Fenerbahce shortly after the Olympic Games in 1996.

He then made a mega move to French club Paris Saint-Germain in 1998, before joining English outfit Borussia Dortmund in 2002.

In the twilight of his career, he played for Qatari outfit Qatar SC and then joined Hull City in 2007, where he retired Sky Sports reports.

Roberto Carlos hails Okocha

Sports Brief earlier reported that former Real Madrid and Brazil defender, Roberto Carlos has picked Nigeria legend, Austin Jay Jay Okocha as his favourite African player.

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The 2002 World Cup winner likened the former Super Eagles captain to a Brazilian footballer because of his impressive skills.

Carlos played against some great African footballers, including Samuel Eto'o and George Weah, but the Brazilian believes Okocha was extra special.